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I've recently studied and passed my first MCP (70-290). I graduated in 1999 and not studied anything of significance since.

I found that I seemed to take too long grasping subjects for this exam and I suspect it was due to my study method, so just wondered how others study and what works for them.

I tend to re-write practically the whole book which makes getting though a chunky book time consuming. Guys at work say they just read the book though and then do practice questions.

Now working towards Vista exam 70-620 before I take on the harder 70-291 & 293 exams.

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I refer you to a similar thread which may be of use to you, found using the similar threads link at the bottom of this page

There is a wealth of information in the forum, you just need to search for it. *hint hint, search function*

From personal experience I also tend to write out a lot of what I read which is very time consuming. It works, but as I said... it's all about the time it takes.

My new method purely relies on reading thoroughly and not making any detailed notes. If I can't do the practice questions at the end of the chapter then I re-read until I can (and feel confident about what I have read).

Each to their own though - it's entirely dependant upon how you absorb information best. Try a few of the methods mentioned in the above link, they may help.

To carry out the practicals in the book and to be fully prepared for the exams you need a lab setup. I personally prefer and use VMWare server, but there is also Virtual PC and both are free or have free versions.

To carry out the practicals in the book and to be fully prepared for the exams you need a lab setup. I personally prefer and use VMWare server, but there is also Virtual PC and both are free or have free versions.

Best wishes

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As I was scrolling down the page I was about to ask the question, do you do all the practical labs, as this is probably one of the 3 main methods of learning (ie reading, listening to/watching and doing)

I use a combination of all of these and i find each method misses things so I guess you could say its covering bases to do the lot.

But really you need to find out what your best method of learning is, as everyone is different.

Normally i take notes because just like a Chinese saying goes; "The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory". Believe me this works like magic..

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Like the quote.....so perhaps my method is fine, just need to accept that each exam i going to take me min 6 weeks to prepare for. That said I am going to give 291 & 293 a bit longer as I really don't want to be resiting those.

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